Let The Good Times Roll
Andre'a Santoyo, soprano
Collaborators
Melissa Cardamone, piano
Raquel Iacob, clarinet
Dave Ness, guitar
Max Ness, tenor
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
H.F. Johnson Recital Hall
Kenosha, WI
program
Music for a while Henry Purcell from Oedipus (1659–1695)
with David Ness, guitar
L'ho perduta Henry Purcell from Le nozze di Figaro (1756–1791)
Six German songs for Voice, Piano and Clarinet
Louis Spohr
I. Sei still mein hertz (1784–1859)
II. Zwiegesang
III. Wach auf
L'heure exquise
with Raquel Iacob, clarinet
Folk Songs from Mexico and South America
Breathe
Reynaldo Hahn (1874–1947)
Edward Kilenyi
I. Preguntale á las estrellas (1884–1968)
II. La seña
III. La paloma blanca
IV. La Calle de la Paloma
V. Noche serena
Lin-Manuel Miranda from In the Heights (b. 1980)
Love Will Come and Find me Again
Richard Oberacker from Bandstand
The Next Ten Minutes
Jason Robert Brown from The Last Five Years (b. 1970)
with Max Ness, tenor
Landslide
Stevie Nicks (b. 1948)
with Dave Ness, guitar; Max Ness, cajon
acknowledgements
I want to thank my amazing voice teachers Dr. Ness and Prof. Hull for all of the teachings that have helped me grow into my musicianship. Thank you to my amazing family for supporting me in every performance and being my biggest fans. Thank you to my amazing collaborators Dave Ness, Melissa Cardamone, Raquel Iacob and Max Ness for being so willing to participate in this special moment. Lastly I want to thank my amazing fiance for supporting me and always cheering me and supporting me in all my events! I love you all endlessly!
Andre’a Santoyo is a senior music education major with a concentration in vocal music education. She is a member of the Carthage Choir and was recently a soloist on the summer 2026 UK tour. Andre’a was recently seen in Carthage’s all-female production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. She has also performed previously in BRING IT ON and SISTER ACT. Andre’a is a music education departmental fellow and has taught outreach courses with the Bryant Community Center in Racine. She will be student teaching in Spring 2025 and is excited to begin her career as a public school teacher. Andre’a is engaged to Max Ness and is looking forward to a summer 2026 wedding.
Max Ness is a multi-instrumentalist and singer. He started singing publicly as the drummer and vocalist for his church’s praise team at the age of 10, going on to earn top ratings in music competitions for classical piano, voice, and percussion. His first duet with Andre’a Santoyo was in sixth grade, where they sang the duet for two sopranos “Cuckoo, Cuckoo.”. He has continued singing with Andre’a, including featured solos with the Antioch Jazz Choir. Max was a varsity football player at North Central College for the past four years, earning two D3 national championships and national honors for his athletic contributions from the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society. Max is an electrical engineer at UCC Environmental, and a defensive line coach for the Antioch Sequoits. Max is also looking forward to a summer 2026 wedding.
Melissa Kelly Cardamone has been an accompanist and vocal coach at Carthage since 2010. Along with her duties at Carthage, Melissa has accompanied for the Kenosha Opera Festival, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, the Florentine Opera, the Choral Arts Society in Racine, UW Parkside, Lakeside Players, and the Racine Concert Band. She is a pianist and cantor for St. Mary's Church. A lover of both opera and musical theater, Melissa has degrees in vocal performance from The Eastman School of Music and Lawrence University.
Dr. Raquel Iacob received her DMA in clarinet performance from Texas Tech University. She is a published author of "Music Theory Fundamentals Workbook for Clarinet" to teach music theory in the clarinet lesson setting. Dr. Iacob teaches private clarinet lessons from her home and performs with orchestras in the Milwaukee area. She is currently an elementary general music teacher in the Muskego-Norway School District.
David Ness has spent over 30 years as a performer and educator. He earned his BM in jazz studies from Northern Illinois University and his MM in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University. He has been a professor at Northwestern University, College of Lake County, and Carthage College. In 2015 he earned his teacher licensure, and he currently is a music educator for Antioch School District 34. Dave published his first book “Playing Guitar In A Jazz Ensemble” in 2020 to broad acclaim. He has recorded three albums with the Dave Ness Trio: Grooveness, Sketches, and Layers. Chicago Jazz Magazine acclaimed his “superlative skill on the guitar” and his “eloquent and poetic acoustic guitar work.” davenesstrio@gmail.com.
statement of degree intent
This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education (Vocal/General). Andre’a Santoyo is a student of Prof. Allison Hull and Dr. Corinne Ness.
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Tuesday, November 11 • 7:30 p.m.
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